Street art · Barcelona

Alegrias

By Maxi Farreras Casanovas

This bronze flamenco dancer, arms raised mid-'Alegrías,' rises like a genie from beneath a massive stone table instead of on an open plaza pedestal — an unusual staging that turns the whole bench into part of the performance.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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